NFL GMs, executives predict what Detroit Lions will do in draft

One big portion of the game NFL general managers play with the NFL Draft is trying to confuse other general managers about their intentions. If you can convince a team of what you’re going to do—even if you aren’t going to do it—it could prevent them from jumping you in the draft, or even make you a more compelling trade partner on draft day.

So this week at the NFL Combine, a few reporters checked in with employees around the NFL to see what the general consensus was surrounding the Detroit Lions’ first-round pick.

First, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press asked 13 people, from general managers to scouts and coordinators and agents, what they thought the Lions would do with their pick.…